After hours of waiting, we were finally on our way to the festival, and I was more nervous than I thought possible. Of course, I knew she’d say yes, so that wasn’t the problem, no the problem was asking her in front of all those people, and her monstrous father. “Don’t be nervous, everything will work out,” Taylor said, with a soft smile that made me relax a bit.
“Right, and besides, even if she says no, she still has no choice but to marry you,” my brother teased. I looked over at him and frowned. We were all seated in the back seat of one of his many aeromobiles, which, though much faster than a carriage, was a bit cramped, either that or my nerves were getting to me again. If she said no, even if it was just a joke, I didn’t know how I would respond. The whole thing was a gray area for
